According to a 2023 Netwrix survey of global IT professionals, 47% of respondents call a lack of budget their biggest challenge to ensuring data security.

When cybersecurity budgets are tight, organizations all too often rely on an assortment of high-end security tools to protect their operations. Such constraints are even worse for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which tend to invest in safeguarding only “the most important functions” of their organization. But sound as this strategy might seem, tools alone aren’t enough to safeguard your network.

Cybersecurity is About Balance

Relying on just one security component barely leads to actual protection.…